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Man, 78, Killed While Crossing Street In South Jersey: Police Man, 78, Killed While Crossing Street In South Jersey: Police
Man, 78, Killed While Crossing Street In South Jersey: Police A Vineland man was killed when he was walking across a road in the city, authorities said. George Chryssomitis, 78, died in the crash, the Vineland Police Department said in a news release on Friday, Oct. 25.  Officers responded to the intersection of North Main Road and Fairmount Avenue at around 5:08 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 23. Chryssomitis was found with significant injuries and pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators said a 2012 Cadillac SRX turned left from Fairmount to head south on North Main. The SUV struck Chryssomitis in the center turn lane as he cro…

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by Chris Spiker
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Toms River Man, 45, Fatally Struck By 2 Cars Over The Weekend: Police Toms River Man, 45, Fatally Struck By 2 Cars Over The Weekend: Police
Toms River Man, 45, Fatally Struck By 2 Cars Over The Weekend: Police Police have identified the 45-year-old man fatally struck by two cars in Ocean County over the weekend. Paul Mount, of Toms River, was in the northbound lane of County Route 571 when he was struck by a black 2018 Ford Explorer and a black 2021 Toyota Highlander around 10:30 p.m. Saturday, June 3 in Manchester Township, local police said. He was found lying in the roadway 56 feet north of Washington Avenue, and pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. Mount was not within a marked crosswalk, police said. No charges were filed and no other injuries were reported. Someone so spec…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Man Killed By Train In Somerset County Man Killed By Train In Somerset County
Man Killed By Train In Somerset County A man was struck and killed by a a train in Somerset County, suspending service to NJ Transit's Morris & Essex line Saturday, Feb. 26, authorities said. The man was struck on the Gladstone Branch by train 732 around 1:45 p.m. in Basking Ridge, NJT spokesman Everett Merrill said. The train had left Summit at 12:14 p.m. and was scheduled to arrive in Gladstone at 2:08 p.m. Gladstone Branch rail service is suspended in both directions between Stirling and Bernardsville due to a pedestrian fatality near Basking Ridge. — Morris & Essex Line (@NJTRANSIT_ME) February 26, 2022 The one…

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by Cecilia Levine
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State Police: Girl, 15, Struck And Killed By Car On Route 80 State Police: Girl, 15, Struck And Killed By Car On Route 80
State Police: Girl, 15, Struck And Killed By Car On Route 80 A 15-year-old girl was struck and killed by a car on Route 80 early Tuesday morning, state police said.  The girl ran into the road and was hit by an unknown vehicle eastbound near milepost 45.3 in Parsippany-Troy Hills just before 3:30 a.m., NJSP Trooper Alejandro Goez told Daily Voice. The girl was pronounced dead at the scene, Goez said. Her name was not released. The center and right lanes were closed for about three hours during the crash investigation.

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by Valerie Musson
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Woman Struck, Killed By Train In Middlesex County Woman Struck, Killed By Train In Middlesex County
Woman Struck, Killed By Train In Middlesex County A woman was struck and killed by an NJ Transit train in Middlesex County Tuesday night, officials confirmed. Northeast Corridor train 3959 struck the woman west of the Metuchen station at approximately 6:50 p.m., NJ Transit spokesman Jim Smith said. The woman's identity was being withheld pending family notification. No injuries reported to the approximately 100 passengers and crew members, Smith said. Northeast Corridor rail service between Metuchen and Trenton is subject to up to 30-minute delays in both directions due to a pedestrian fatality near Metuchen. — Northeast Corridor (@N…

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by Cecilia Levine